What world was Jesus born into? A historian describes the turbulent times of the real nativity

The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as ...
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'Gospel stories themselves tell of dislocation and danger': A historian describes the world Jesus was born into

The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.
Morgan Hill Times

Religion: The work of Christmas

St. Matthew’s Gospel records a very quiet and subdued version of the birth of Jesus. Joseph and Mary were engaged to be ...